Photo of the week, via the UCLA Archives. It was Raymond Chandler's birthday this week, so they highlighted a photo of him with his cat, Taki. The inscription notes that in this photo, Chandler was holding his cat's tail to keep it still. Look closely at Taki's face, and you will see how much he appreciated that.

This week's PSA: Santa Anita is hosting an unscheduled exhibition of what happens when people who do not know how to drive horse trailers insist on driving horse trailers. I told one of the security guards that they have to bronze this thing and keep it as the perfect metaphor for what's become of the track since Frank Stronach took over.

He liked that.

Have a good weekend, gang. I'll be back Monday, with the story of one of the strangest deaths on record. Let me put it this way: After reading about what happened to a quiet suburban housewife in 1924, you will never think of barbecue the same way again.

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